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Mojave Megaphone

Mojave Megaphone from directly overhead

Mojave Megaphone is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. Cady Peak stands 1,407 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesquite Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

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Coordinates35.00541, -116.19637
Around it

49 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
  • Crucero Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Cave Mountain: 8.5 mi
  • Broadwell Mesa: 10.1 mi
  • Noels Knoll: 10.6 mi
  • Donnell Hill: 11.5 mi
Springs: 8
  • Mesquite Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Spring (Alkali): 9.2 mi
  • Hyten Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Zzyzx Spring: 10.4 mi
  • MC Spring: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Rasor Ranch: 6.9 mi
  • Francis Marion Borax Smith: 7.0 mi
  • Buried Boxcars: 7.2 mi
  • Project Carryall: 19.6 mi
  • Tidewater and Tonopah Railroad: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Arch: 10.1 mi
Parks: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mojave Megaphone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cady PeakSW 220°1,407 m12.0 mi
Old Dad MountainENE 71°1,256 m20.1 mi
Sleeping BeautySSW 199°1,158 m16.2 mi
Cave MountainWNW 302°1,073 m8.5 mi
Alvord PeakWNW 285°1,052 m24.7 mi
Broadwell MesaSE 139°877 m10.1 mi
Pisgah CraterSSW 210°753 m20.6 mi
Soldier MountainWSW 258°704 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:3219:2520:03
September equinox06:3418:1018:43
December solstice06:5015:5916:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495461687888949284715748
Precip in0.50.90.40.10.20.00.30.30.40.20.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10761404955

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